Friday, December 27, 2013

Rolled Sugar Cookie


I love making rolled sugar cookies. It is so much fun cutting different shapes and then decorating. And my kids love these cookies so much that as soon as these comes out of the oven, they would have already enjoyed a handful of it.







On to the recipe

You'll need:
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3 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup unsalted  butter at room temperature
1 cup granulated white sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Steps:
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- In a bowl combine flour, salt and baking soda.
- In a separate bowl, beat the butter and sugar till they are light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs and vanilla extract and mix it well.
- Add the flour mixture and mix until you have a smooth dough. 
- Divide the dough in half and wrap each half in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for about one hour or until firm enough to roll.
 - Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- Remove half of the chilled dough from the refrigerator and roll out the dough in a lightly floured surface to a thickness of 1/4 inch.
- Cut out desired shape and place it a baking sheet.
- Place the baking sheet with the cut cookies in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to chill before baking. This will prevent the cookie from spreading and loosing its shape while baking.
- Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes or the edges of the cookies are slightly brown.
- Remove from the oven and let it cool before frosting or decorating.


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13 comments:

  1. oh so yummy love cut out cookies bring back memories had an aunt who made these every year for me
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  2. cute and yummy, score! Thank you for joining in the fun at the Christmas Cookie swap Linky party. Pinned your yumminess! xo

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    1. Thank you Katherine for the visit and for pinning..:)

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  3. My biscuits always loose shape, I think I'll have to take note of your recipe. Happy New Year Popping by from the Real Carfty Link Party

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  4. I love making cookies with my kids, thank you for the recipe and for the inspiration. Added to The Really Crafty Link Party Pinterest board. Thank you for sharing and have a wonderful weekend!

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  5. What a fun treat! Thanks for sharing with us at the Funtastic Friday linky party!

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  6. Sugar cookies are a Christmas classic--thanks for sharing your recipe at Vintage Charm!

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  7. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday, 511. We will be live for our special Thanksgiving Edition on Tuesday this week, be sure and stop by! Hope you have a very special Thanksgiving!
    Miz Helen

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  8. Those look wonderful. Thanks for the tip about putting them in the fridge for 15 minutes before baking. Mine have often been flat. Thanks for sharing at TFT, Priyam!

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  9. I can feel the weight gain already just looking at it. Yum!

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  10. Gorgeous, pinning this as we will be doing our family and annual Christmas baking next weekend.
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  11. This is a fun recipe to enjoy making with my niece. Thank you so much for joining Fiesta Friday party! Hope to see you next week!

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